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Interested in learning more about BR? Please join us for our Open House for Prospective Families! The Open House will be held on Saturday, February 2 from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Tours (for grades K-12) will begin in the main lobby of the middle/high school building. Stop in at your convenience and have a BRPS student be your tour guide. Teachers and staff will also be available to help answer questions. It is an excellent event for the whole family!

Attention sophomores and juniors! Have you thought about your future career and what options you have? Careerline Tech Center offers quality technical training in many careers. If you are interested in learning more about Careerline Tech Center and what they have to offer, please come to an informational meeting Tuesday, January 22 in room 231 (Mr. Rowe’s room) during CAP. During this time, you will receive information about registration and Tech Center tours. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Schrotenboer.

Black River Public School Food Service Department is looking for help. This is a flexible, on call sub position within our school. Qualifications include experience in food and customer service, ability to work in a fast pace environment, able to lift up to 35 lbs, positive attitude, good time management skills, and a team player. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Mimi Mahaney-Stalzer at (616) 891-0227.

Attention Seniors: A reminder that your cap & gown and graduation products order forms need to be turned in to the Jostens representative during lunch on Wednesday, January 23. If you missed the class meeting to obtain order information materials, there are extra packets in Mr. Donnelly's office. Please stop in to pick one up as it is extremely important that you do not miss the deadline.

Middle & High School students are needed as tour guides for the upcoming Black River open house for prospective families. You will be responsible for leading guests interested in BR through our school. The open house will be held on Saturday, February 2 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. You will earn community service hours for your time spent at the open house. There is a sign up sheet in the main office or contact Nicole Klunder at klundern@brpsk12.org for more information.

Ratfest is now less than a month away and we're looking for volunteers to help make the evening a success. This year we're using Sign Up Genius as our format; please click on the link below to see available activities and time slots. You will also need to include the password provided:

Senior Party planning is underway. Has your senior turned in the Class of 2019 Senior Party Form and deposit? The form should be mailed or dropped off in the MS/HS main office as soon as possible so we have an accurate count for planning.

Would you like to be on the party planning committee? Please contact Rachelle Rokos at hsblackriverpo@brpsk12.org

Congratulations to Alex Constantelos, Black River Math Teacher, and the We the People team for placing second in the State of Michigan at Friday's competition. We'd like to mention tha although BR placed 2nd in total points, 4 out of the 6 units placed first in the state.

The team has been invited as a "wild card" team to the National Finals in Washington D.C. from April 26-30. Woo!!

Please congratulate the following students when you seem them around campus:

On behalf of the English Department, we'd like to invite you to the first ever Black River Public School Poetry Out Loud Competition. The event will be held in the Main Gym on Monday, January 21st, and starts at 6:30 pm.

This competition is in partnership with the Michigan Humanities Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation. It is a part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry—both classic and contemporary—through memorization, performance, and competition. High school students have been competing in individual English classrooms, and the 20 classroom winners will be participating in our school wide event. The winner of this competition will advance to the state finals in Lansing on March 1-2.

Please take a moment to congratulate the following classroom winners, and please make sure to mark your calendars for the 21st so you can see them in action.

Elementary students still have time to create a poster for Ratfest! We’ve extended the deadline, so put your imaginations to work and let’s see what you can do! As an extra incentive, the artist who creates the winning poster will receive TWO FREE TICKETS to Ratfest! Your poster will also be framed along with past winners in the Lyceum Building. Please submit your posters to Mrs. Gorris by Friday, January 4, 2019.

This year's Ratfest will be on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 5-8pm at Black River in the Lyceum. The evening will include a Live Performance Stage, Mock Rock Challenge, 50/50 raffle, fun & new crafts, food and student artwork display. All of you musicians, singers, actors and dancers out there - now's your chance! If you are interested in performing on the Live Stage, please see any of the Fine Arts teachers to sign-up. Sign-up is on a first come, first served basis.

Save the Date! This year's Ratfest will be on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 5-8pm at Black River. The evening will include the Mock Rock Challenge, a 50/50 raffle, fun & new crafts, food, artwork display and live performances. All of you musicians, singers, actors and dancers out there - now's your chance! If you are interested in performing on the live stage, please see any of the Fine Arts teachers to sign-up. Sign-up is on a first come, first served basis.

Do you have a senior at Black River? Check-out the 2019 Senior Information Packet. It has everything your senior needs to know about their final year as a river rat. Please contact Cessie Wright, Senior Advisor, with questions at wrightc@brpsk12.org.

Students in Spanish III, IV, V, or AP act as peer mentors and tutors for students in A, B, 1, 2 or elementary spanish. Tutors become peer supports for students who need help with Spanish in addistion to the time they seek with their Spanish teacher during help sessions. They will provide strategies that have been helpful for them when learning Spanish, help with organizational skills, practice memorization or vocabulary and concepts, and play language learning games.

Check-out the new Black River School Spirit Store - Uniting Students, Parents and Fans through School Pride! We are very excited to announce our School Store with 24/7 online ordering and delivery straight to your home. The link can be found on the banner in the right hand corner of the Black River website or here. Watch for a $10 Gift Card, one promotion per household which will be sent home with the youngest child in each family this week. We hope you will consider the School Store when shopping for the holidays and stocking stuffers! Contact the MS/HS Main Office if you have any questions.

The Black River District website can also be via the SchoolPointe Stay Connected app which is available for both Apple and Android phones. Please click on the preferred link below to download the website application.